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WorksheetsUnderstanding Playwrighting Techniques
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In playwrighting, what is the primary purpose of stage directions?
To provide background information about the characters
To describe the setting and actions of the characters
To reveal the internal thoughts of the characters
To outline the plot of the play
What is the term for a long speech by one character in a play, typically expressing their thoughts aloud?
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
Which of the following is a convention used to indicate a change in time or location within a play?
Dialogue
Scene change
Monologue
Flashback
What is the purpose of a character's dialogue in a play?
To provide background information about the setting
To reveal the character's thoughts and feelings
To describe the actions of other characters
To outline the plot of the play
Which playwrighting convention involves a character reflecting on past events, often to provide context or background information?
Flashback
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
In playwrighting, what is the term for the written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions?
Script
Manuscript
Novel
Screenplay
Which of the following is a convention used to indicate a character's entrance or exit on stage?
Dialogue
Stage directions
Monologue
Flashback
The _______________ between opposing forces in a play can be external (between characters) or internal (within a character) and is usually resolved by the end of the play.
conflict
anticipation
memory
tension
The sorting out of a plot at the end of a play, novel, or story is called the ________________
Resolution
Expansion
Decision
Rising Action
This is a smaller section of a scene, divided where a shift in topic or emotion occurs
scene
sub-scene
plot
beat
The unstated plot of the scene; what the character is thinking and feeling
Dialogue
Mood
Stage business
Subtext
What term refers to the underlying meaning or main idea of a play?
Dialogue
Theme
Monologue
Context
